William Ernest HITCHINGS

Regimental number23/2003
Place of birthNapier
OccupationAccountant
Next of kinWife, Mrs J L Hitchings, Moehau Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
Date of death17 August 1921
Place of burialWaikumete Cemetery (Protestant Soldiers' Area B, Row 1, Grave No 11), Auckland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs L.J. Hitchings, 52 Carlton Grove Road, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 27

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